Final kitchen layout review - small galley kitchen
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Final (!?) Kitchen Layout for Review - what do you think?
Comments (15)greencleaning - Thanks for the compliments! singingmicki - "shallow cabinet beside the fridge" "put upper cabinets and a countertop but leave the bottom open for your dog's needs" - Brilliant! We love this idea! What a perfect spot! (I didn't want to get rid of the hutch next to the fridge in order to put the dog bowls there, and now we don't have to.) Thank You!! buehl - We do have a dining room and need to banquette to seat a family of 4. I see what you mean about the leg room issue. From your post, I think we're going to need to put a Lot more thought into the banquette. Thank you for all the great info! davidro1 - Again, thank you so much for your reply and terrific advice! We will take everything into consideration and we revisit the fridge wall options. Right now, we're trying to finalize the "L" cabinets. We put together 2 mockups based on all of the great suggestions we've been receiving here and on IkeaFans. What option does everyone like best for the "L?" CHOICE A: SYMMETRICAL 15's ALL of the wall cabinet have 15" doors (on both the stove and sink sides)! LOVE the symmetry (achieved by cutting down the upper corner cabinet). [](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40167831@N08/5672410282/) Stove wall base cabinets: From left to right: \* corner piece (with two 12" doors, one on each wall) \* small cutting board pullout \* 15" (not sure if I would do all drawers or some drawers...still need to decide on that) \* stove \* 15" drawers And I gain a bigger stretch of countertop between the stove and the sink. Sink wall base cabinets: From left to right: \* 18" drawers \* 24" dishwasher \* 24" Domsjo single bowl sink \* 15" (for pull out garbage) \* corner piece with two 12" doors (one on each wall) Questions: 1\) Glass cabinets \- I'm not sure that I have enough pretty dishes to fill the deep corner cabinet too. Would it look strange to keep that as a regular door? 2\) There are 2" of extra space to the left of the far left wall cabinet (next to the nook) \- DH would love it if the wall space flanking the nook window was symmetrical (not displayed in pic). Right now it is 13" to the left and 15" to the right. Is there anything that can be done with that extra 2" inches to fill it in? (We ended the backsplash to match the upper \- not sure if that's the best idea either.) CHOICE B: BLIND UPPER CORNER CABINET AND SHELVES Stove wall: [](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40167831@N08/5672410196/) [](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40167831@N08/5671843445/) Stove Wall Uppers: \* a 30" (which has 12" hidden) with an 18" next to it (two 18" doors so it LOOKS like a 36" cabinet) \* 30" above the microwave (two 15" doors) \* 18" with a 6" shelf on the end to fill in the space. Stove Wall Base: \* corner piece (two 12" doors, one on each wall) \* 12" \- yes \- bottom section for cookie sheets and things \* stove \* 24" drawers Sink wall: Here's where it gets super custom. [](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40167831@N08/5671843503/) [](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40167831@N08/5671843323/) Sink Wall Uppers: From left to right: \* 6" shelf \* 27" custom cabinet \* window \* 27" custom cabinet \* (not seen \- but there would be 12 inches of the blind cabinet from the stove wall) The two 27" glass cabinets flanking the sink should be the perfect amount of storage to put my beloved dishes. Loving the symmetry here. Now 27" cabs are not that much bigger than the 24" cabs with 12" doors that I was trying to avoid. I think this plan would commit us to paint grade Shaker doors since we'd need custom door sizes. I saw companies selling paint grade doors that might actually be cheaper than Adel White (which is making DH very happy), but more research is needed. Also, while it would give me an excuse to buy some adorable ironstone creamers and/or pretty colored glass vases to decorate the corner shelves \- I'm not sure about all that dusting. Sink Wall Base From left to right (same as Choice A): \* 18" drawers (the pic is wrong \- it should be all drawers) \* 24" dishwasher \* 24" Domsjo single bowl sink \* 15" (for pull out garbage) \* corner piece with two 12" doors (one on each wall) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you all again for your help!!...See MoreFinal kitchen layout - please review
Comments (25)The giant island is a barrier island and doesn't offer room enough for seating...and just too wide to clean. It would look HUGE. My opinion. (Think of containers of things left too long in the fridge, assuming we're not the only ones that happens to... You need to get them to the cleanup sink...I'd rather walk in a straight line to the sink instead of carrying an armload of these things clear around the 'continent' or placing the items on the island, then walking around to retrieve them --quite a reach with 6 1/2 ft of counter width/depth-- and finally transfer them to the sink.) The T is better, but still impedes traffic from getting back and forth across the room. I like the table separated for that reason, and because I think it would be more pleasant for family meals...Again, one woman's opinion, since I'm biased and just not into counter meals. If you are deciding between the table T'd into the island or separate, it should be easy to build the kitchen, then decide exact table location later...and move it around as it suits you. This option keeps you from being stuck with something you won't like....See MoreReview my small kitchen layout
Comments (31)There is a formula that tells you how much less Length you can have for a duct with each bend. With the size of your kitchen you should be well within the range of adequate efficiency with a couple of bends. As an example, when I installed a range hood using a different duct that already existed, the vent fan forcefully blasted air out of an opening in the duct (yet to be closed) that was Down one floor from the kitchen. So a lot of air was going against gravity in 180 degree bends from the vent fan itself. It obviously was going to work with less bends in the other direction....See MoreReview final kitchen layout. New construction
Comments (0)We are in the final drafting stages of designing the kitchen for our new home and would like to ensure that it is well laid out and functional. some of you from the building home forum will easily recognize ARG's plan as I had previously posted it there. we are soon to be retired couple and I am the primary cook. We entertain family and friends and are very casual, The kitchen is a gathering place. The kitchen is 15' w x 10' long. 3 appliances include 36" fridge, dishwasher, 30" range, single bowl sink (not sure of size) breakfast bar to accommodate 4 people and perhaps a prep sink which wall should the fridge go? (Longer 15' or shorter 10' wall ) Any and all suggestions are welcome i have included house and kitchen plan thank you all so much (:...See Moresheloveslayouts
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